New Zealand troops were fortunate not to be killed in a Taleban ambush.

A single ticket that can be used on Auckland buses, trains and ferries, and in the long run, around NZ, is a step closer, after NZTA funding approval today.

A black woman's appearance on a talent show in China has provoked a storm of abuse on the internet and a rare debate on racism in the media.

A Fonterra executive paid $3.7m when he left the dairy giant this year, was said to have been the fall guy for the disastrous investment in China's San Lu milk company.

John Key will make a bold pitch for a free-trade agreement between Japan and New Zealand tonight.

Study shows only granddaughters are likely to benefit from having their paternal grandmothers involved in their early lives.

The Wallabies are ringing in the changes ahead of Saturday's Bledisloe Cup test in Tokyo.

Jet packs! Motors that run for ever! Centrally heated pants! We've been promised these wonders, and many more, for ages. So what's the hold-up?